document MaxReadInterval option

diff --git a/src/collectd.conf.in b/src/collectd.conf.in
index 21de8440fd910d4f1153370b336e55d451a84559..e19d333cab1de67aebd516a9ab035263e634e391 100644 (file)
--- a/src/collectd.conf.in
+++ b/src/collectd.conf.in
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
 #Interval     10
 
-#Timeout      2
-#ReadThreads  5
-#WriteThreads 5
+#MaxReadInterval 86400
+#Timeout         2
+#ReadThreads     5
+#WriteThreads    5
 
 # Limit the size of the write queue. Default is no limit. Setting up a limit is
 # recommended for servers handling a high volume of traffic.

diff --git a/src/collectd.conf.pod b/src/collectd.conf.pod
index bba90557f6250e407ac3b5b3390ecbf9862781b2..3fdb8e3c8713fd5dd50d91457b07162c9d0837b5 100644 (file)
--- a/src/collectd.conf.pod
+++ b/src/collectd.conf.pod
@@ -212,6 +212,14 @@ B<Warning:> You should set this once and then never touch it again. If you do,
 I<you will have to delete all your RRD files> or know some serious RRDtool
 magic! (Assuming you're using the I<RRDtool> or I<RRDCacheD> plugin.)
 
+=item B<MaxReadInterval> I<Seconds>
+
+Read plugin doubles interval between queries after each failed attempt
+to get data.
+
+This options limits the maximum value of the interval. The default value is
+B<86400>.
+
 =item B<Timeout> I<Iterations>
 
 Consider a value list "missing" when no update has been read or received for